You Will Live
Dear friends, I pray this finds you well. My heart is with yours. And God is holding you close, holding you together. I woke up this morning from a vivid dream that speaks to my grief these days. You can……
Tag: grief
Light: Advent Day 22
LIGHT Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will……
Name: Advent Day 19
NAME Throwback Thursday worked so well last week that I’ve decided to do it again! When I saw that the word for today was name, I immediately thought of a piece I wrote two years ago. You’ll have to read……
Restore Us, O God
This sermon was preached at Canoe Ridge Lutheran Church and Aase Haugen Home, Decorah, Iowa on December 15, 2019. Those following the lectionary will note that it’s based on texts for the 4th Sunday of Advent: Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 and……
Blessed: Advent Day 11
BLESSED May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth. –Psalm 115:15 May you be blessed by the laughter and by the tears. May you be blessed by the courage and by the fear. May you be blessed……
See: Advent Day 10
SEE I’m turning to the psalms again today. Psalm 10 begins with a challenging question of God: Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why do your hide yourself in times of trouble? The psalmist recites the actions of……
Hear: Advent Day 9
HEAR Psalm 61:1-4 1 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth I call to you, when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I; 3 for you……
Here Is Your God
This sermon was preached at Glenwood and Canoe Ridge Lutheran Churches, Decorah, Iowa on December 8, 2019. Those following the lectionary will notice that it’s based on the Advent 3A texts: Isaiah 35:1-10 and Matthew 11:2-11. If you’d prefer to……
Proclaiming: Advent Day 2
PROCLAIMING Blest are they who in the Lord’s name announce the holy gospel, proclaiming the good news that our liberation comes. This is the last line, translated into English, of Guillermo Cuéllar’s Santo, Santo, Santo (part of his La Misa Popular Salvadoreña……
Awake: Advent Day 1
This is the first of what will be a series of daily posts for the season of Advent. The theme each day will be based on the 2019 Advent Photo-a-Day Challenge by Rethink Church. Learn more at http://www.rethinkchurch.org. I encourage……